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1. Double click MBRCheck.exe to run it (Right click and run as Administrator for Vista).2. It will open a black window, please do not fix anything (if it gives you an option).3. Exit that window and it will produce a log (MBRCheck_date_time).4. Please post that log when you reply.

Please print out or make a copy in notpad of any instructions given, as sometimes it is necessary to go offline and you will lose access to them.

Important Note: While fixing the Master Boot Record (MBR) is generally safe, there is a small risk of damaging the operating system so that it will not boot up or the partitions may become corrupted. I recommend you have your Windows CD available which will allow recovering the boot code via the Windows Recovery Console in case of any problems or install the XP Recovery Consolebefore proceeding with the above fix. Then if any problems occur, the links below explain how to use and repair the MBR:

* IMPORTANT !!! Save ComboFix.exe to your Desktop making sure you rename it comfix.exe

Disable your AntiVirus and AntiSpyware applications, usually via a right click on the System Tray icon. They may otherwise interfere with our tools. (Click onthis linkto see a list of programs that should be disabled. The list is not all inclusive.)

Double click on Comfix.exe & follow the prompts.

As part of it's process, ComboFix will check to see if the Microsoft Windows Recovery Console is installed. With malware infections being as they are today, it's strongly recommended to have this pre-installed on your machine before doing any malware removal. It will allow you to boot up into a special recovery/repair mode that will allow us to more easily help you should your computer have a problem after an attempted removal of malware.

Follow the prompts to allow ComboFix to download and install the Microsoft Windows Recovery Console, and when prompted, agree to the End-User License Agreement to install the Microsoft Windows Recovery Console.

Computer rebooted itself about 5 minutes into the Combofix scan. Upon restart there was a windows dialogue box that said the computer had recovered from a serious error. No Combofix.txt log file created.

Ran Combofix again, same result about 5 minutes computer reboots. Upon windows loading get "windows has recovered from a serious error" dialogue box, and gives the following error code info:

Technical Information about error reportThe following files will be included in this error report:C:\DOCUME~1\Manuel\LOCALS~1\Temp\WER25b0.dir00\Mini090710-02.dmpC:\DOCUME~1\Manuel\LOCALS~1\Temp\WER25b0.dir00\sysdata.xml[/codebox]

Re-enabling Antivirus and Firewall. Will wait for advisement before running again.

Another status update. I noticed that the google redirect is back. This is one stubborn kit.

QUOTE(daemano @ Sep 7 2010, 09:38 PM)

Computer rebooted itself about 5 minutes into the Combofix scan. Upon restart there was a windows dialogue box that said the computer had recovered from a serious error. No Combofix.txt log file created.

Ran Combofix again, same result about 5 minutes computer reboots. Upon windows loading get "windows has recovered from a serious error" dialogue box, and gives the following error code info:

Technical Information about error reportThe following files will be included in this error report:C:\DOCUME~1\Manuel\LOCALS~1\Temp\WER25b0.dir00\Mini090710-02.dmpC:\DOCUME~1\Manuel\LOCALS~1\Temp\WER25b0.dir00\sysdata.xml[/codebox]

Re-enabling Antivirus and Firewall. Will wait for advisement before running again.